gummy puck in paint

Thinned paint doesn't store well unless it's been thinned with lacquer thinner.

thin only what you need at the time. airbrush thinner especially. otherwise, toss what you have now. it is too much effort to bring back.

Al Superczynski wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Maybe I'll be sticking my foot in a bees nest here, but you said: "I hesitate as I don't want to ruin an expensive kit (or have to deal with removing the paint) just to save $3 on a bottle of paint."

I think that sais it all for the reviving of old caked up paint.

It's ONLY about $ 3.00!

You'll be having much more time and money spent to revive those tins than going out and get a new one.

At least that's my opinion.

Cheers,

Dennis

Yup. Much as I love Testors enamels, they do age from the first time you first open bottle. I have gotten to point where I always buy new paint for a new project, unless it is for a minor color that I am not airbrushing (say a bit of flat black). And this for colors I use frequently anyway. If color will be unique to that model I always buy fresh. But, hey, even though we agree that paint cost has risen faster than inflation, it is still cheap compared to price of kit, or, say a PE package for the kit.

I didn't say that.

Al Superczynski wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Errr... I probably put the quote in the reply to your message. No harm done I hope.

Dennis